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Friday, March 1, 2013

Our Budget Friendly Dining Room Re-Do

So one day Heidi was sitting around and decided she needed the dining room table to be lower. It was bar height but it felt like it was shrinking the house. So 3 hours later Pat had completed chopping down the legs on the table and 4 chairs. It looked fabulous! But then Heidi decided that in order to really appreciate the new table height, it would require the dining room to be repainted and redecorated. Off went Little K & Little M to Nanny and Pop Pop's house for the night so the painting could begin!

Up went the lovely green color and away with the blue and brown.

We purchased 3 small frames from Ollie's for $3 each and Pat spray painted them in the appropriate color scheme. Bam! Less than $10 for 3 frames that just go lovely with the new room. Of course we had no pictures on hand to go in them, so Heidi cut some pretty scrapbook paper and put that inside the frame. These are displayed below the amazing vintage mirror from Super Sister GG.

Heidi "borrowed" curtains from her mom (ha...they are mine now!). We purchased a simple brown table runner from Home Goods for $10 and Heidi added some lace and a flower to make it fit perfectly with the room! Got to love DIY!

So up went the accessories and curtains. It looked awesome. But Heidi decided she wanted to buy and display cute little tea cups and plates. So of course we needed a shelf to display those on. Off went Pat to the garage and an hour later he came in with the perfect shelf! It is tiny, cute and the perfect color! He can make one for you too!

Here are a couple shots of our very budget friendly redo. Too bad we don't have a before picture because it looks so different and so very awesome!

About Me

This is a story about a crafty and thrifty couple named Pat & Heidi. They have 2 little girls who love crafting as well, Little K is 5 and Little M is 3. Heidi often has visions of things she needs for the house but those things are often too large for our smaller scale home or out of our price range. This is where Pat steps in. He gets down to what Heidi really wants then designs it and builds it! Often times he repurposes items we have around the house. It is amazing to see him turn a very shabby busted dresser into another amazing dresser or a fabulous bench that provides extra seating and much needed storage. So this is our blog about what Heidi dreams up and Pat builds. Stay tuned as Heidi has now decided she wants to learn to sew and make herself and the girls clothing. We look forward to you all coming along for our constant crafting and creative team work!